As the years pass, authors that wrote huge bestsellers fall by the wayside. Some sadly die and sometimes readers just get tired of an author. Fighting to stay on top has to be a constant battle. It is impressive when an author continues year after year to have readers watch anxiously for their next book to come out and make them big bestsellers. You never know when an author is going to break through and be the next big thing. David Baldacci is one of those authors that continues to stay on top of the game while writing books for adults, children, and young adults. His latest book came out in July and was a stand alone novel (“One Good Deed”). The second book in his FBI agent Altee Pine series appears in November. Other bestselling authors with new books out this month include: Sandra Browns’ “Outfox,” James Patterson’s “The Inn,” CJ Box’s “Bitterroots,” Robert Crais’ “The Dangerous Man,” and Stuart Woods’ “Contraband.” So who are the new bestselling authors whose names may not be so familiar? Here are some ideas.

Reading right now:

Ruth Ware’s “The Turn of the Key” is this English author’s fifth psychological twisty mystery. My suggestion regarding her books is don’t read them while you are home alone. Her latest revolves around a nanny who is accused of murdering her young charge. What seemed like the perfect job, becomes the perfect nightmare.

On hold right now:

JP Delaney’s third book is “The Perfect Wife.” A wife wakes up five years after a terrible accident almost takes her life. She remembers nothing least of all her husband. Somehow she doubts that the story he tells about their life together is the truth.

R.H. Herron’s debut novel “Stolen Things” looks like it could be huge. This unique novel revolves around a 911 police dispatcher who one day takes a call from her daughter who has been drugged and left in the home of a pro football player with the body of his trainer who was beaten to death. In trying to uncover the truth, this headstrong mother uncovers shocking truths about her teenage daughter and the police department she calls home.

Don’t miss Shari Lapena’s latest called “Someone We Know.” This is her sixth novel and does a great job in representing the psychological thriller. One reviewer called this trend in mystery novels “suburban paranoia” which is a perfect description of a popular sub-genre of mystery novels which revolves around home, family, and shady neighbors. I love the basis of this novel which centers around a teenager breaking into his neighbor’s homes stealing their secrets which results in murder.

Other Mysterious Things:

“The Silent Patient” by Alex Michaelides came out of nowhere in February to be a huge first novel. Once more it’s a psychological thriller and if you haven’t read it yet, you should. It’s about a famous artist who kills her husband and refuses to speak for five years. A forensic psychotherapist is assigned to dig into the case to uncover the shocking truth behind the murder.